Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
47
47
40
37
37
39
39
39
35
33
33
33
33
37
17
17
26
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00AM1.61m
9:32PM1.70m
9:40AM1.61m
10:11PM1.69m
10:20AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.18m
3:39AM0.22m
3:45PM0.16m
4:20AM0.18m
4:27PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
13
10
7
6
5
5
6
10
12
10
9
8
7
6
8
13
15
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
7
4
1
1
1
1
2
7
8
6
6
5
4
3
5
8
9
6
5
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